The Off Topic Topic

[Eddie Teach]

Why are we still there?

[Valmy]

Why are we still there?

Because we made commitments to the people there. Same reason we usually get stuck someplace.

[Oexmelin]

Why are we still there?

That's a different form of analysis than offering a historical explanation for why the US went there in the first place.

[Maladict]

Apparently not. A source who will remain anonymous was reporting that one of his students - an officer - was unable to give the reason why the US was in Afghanistan.

It would have been the correct answer if the question had been about Iraq.

[The Minsky Moment]

There is a sound pedagogical purpose.  The danger of teaching military history to officers is that you run the risk they could use that knowledge to avoid committing past mistakes.  That would then deprive an entire generation of officers and soldiers the opportunity of learning from those mistakes.

[The Brain]

The book on early 20th century wars in East Asia I had to give up on (see book thread) was written by a professor at the U.S. Naval War College. The book was aimed at knuckledraggers and worse.

[crazy canuck]

There is a sound pedagogical purpose.  The danger of teaching military history to officers is that you run the risk they could use that knowledge to avoid committing past mistakes.  That would then deprive an entire generation of officers and soldiers the opportunity of learning from those mistakes.

[derspiess]

Speculating on real estate?

Some new hire stuff for a company I joined after having consulted with them for a while.  The office is in Southfield.  Everything even once in the he burbs seems run-down.

I did find a good brewery with in Novi.  But unfortunately I'm not in the good brewery part of Michigan.

Note: any errors in my typing are due to this shitty iPhone keyboard.  My company made me use a damned iPhone.

[Ed Anger]

I'm trying to decide what to have catered for July 4th party. Chick-Fil-A or City Barbecue.

Leaning towards the Barbecue because of the Banana pudding and Peach Cobbler.

[Admiral Yi]

My brother told me Chik-Fil-A's super secret ingredient is pickle juice in the breading.

[Ed Anger]

My brother told me Chik-Fil-A's super secret ingredient is pickle juice in the breading.

Which possibly explains the high salt content of their delicious chicken.

[Eddie Teach]

My brother told me Chik-Fil-A's super secret ingredient is pickle juice in the breading.

I don't believe it. Pickles are gross.

[Ed Anger]

Weirdo.

[Tamas]

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If you are looking for me, I'll be in the corner, crying.

[ulmont]

My brother told me Chik-Fil-A's super secret ingredient is pickle juice in the breading.

It's not.  It's a long salt/sugar brine of the chicken and then getting a little extra milk into the breading flour to add additional nooks and crannies.  Serious Eats did a pretty thorough analysis over there:

https://www.seriouseats.com/2012/07/the-food-lab-how-to-make-a-chick-fil-a-sandwich-at-home.html